Modulation of mechanically evoked perioral reflexes during active force

S. M. Barlow

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Abstract

Mechanically evoked activity in orbicularis oris inferior and mentalis muscles was studied in humans during active lip force generation. A specially designed multipoint array skin contractor, coupled to a position servo-controlled linear motor, was used to deliver precise mechanical inputs to the lip vemilion. The array size of the skin contactor was systematically varied to quantify the effects of spatial summation on the amplitude and time course of the early component (R1) of the perioral reflex. For normal young adults, significant positive trends were found for the amplitude of R1 sampled from orbicularis oris inferior and mentalis muscle recording sites as contactor array size iincreased. Increasing skin contactor size from 2 to 16 points was also effective in shortening the latency of R1 by 3-5 ms.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)330-336
Number of pages7
JournalBrain Research
Volume565
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 29 1991

Keywords

  • Active Force
  • Electromyography
  • Mechanical stimulation
  • Mentalis
  • Orbicularis oris
  • Perioral reflex
  • Skin contactor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Developmental Biology

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